EARTHCUBE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Erin Robinson, Foundation for Earth Science OGC EarthCube Summit March 25, 2014

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS… “The process by which individuals build ongoing, permanent relationships for the purpose of applying a collective vision for the benefit of a community.” ment

The vision... “Over the next decade, the geosciences community commits to developing a framework to understand and predict responses of the Earth as a system—from the space-atmosphere boundary to the core, including the influences of humans and ecosystems.”  GEO Vision Report of NSF Geoscience Directorate Advisory Committee, 2009

Broad Geosciences Community (> 300,000 people) Domain Workshops (2000+ people) Assembly, including NSF Awards ( people) Governance Project Team (30 people) EARTHCUBE TEST GOVERNANCE: TARGET COMMUNITY

IMPORTANCE OF USING INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ACCESSING DATA, MODELS, AND SOFTWARE WITHIN FIELDS/DISCIPLINES: IMPORTANCE & EASE Cutcher-Gershenfeld, 2013

1. Engage and Coordinate Across Community 2. Identify and Implement Vision, Mission, and Goals 3. Create and Implement Charter 4. Facilitate Agreement on and Maintain Viable Architecture and Concept of Operations that Enable Realization of Goals and Objectives of EarthCube Vision INITIAL COMMUNITY FUNCTIONS

Governance is finding solutions to specific problems, fostering trust, reconciling interests, and coordinating communities. Providing a ‘backbone’ to help build community

EarthCube Commons Source:

WHAT DOES THE EARTHCUBE COMMONS DO?  Provide conduits for input on the ECTEG models  Crowdsource  Social Media  In-person  Develop EarthCube Platform & Provide Services:  Collaborative workspace on the web  WebEx  Face-to-face meeting space (all-hands)  Provide content  “About EarthCube” slides, 1-pgrs, etc.  Additional content types to come  Create connections between EarthCube and other relevant activities

YEAR 1 – TIMELINE Test Gov Kick- off & CE Plan Oct Outreach and Engagement Activities Assembly Workshops Crowdsource input Professional Meetings AGU, GSA, AMS, Oceans All-Hands Meeting June 24-26, 2014 Draft Charter

Industry & FOSS: Instrumentation, Software, and Technology Developers Data Facilities & Users Professional Societies IT/CS/ Information Scientists End-User Communities & Workshop Participants EarthCube Awards Assembly Advisory Council Research Science Communities STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT (YEAR 1): EARTHCUBE ASSEMBLY

Industry & FOSS: Instrumentation, Software, and Technology Developers Data Facilities & Users Professional Societies IT/CS/ Information Scientists End-User Communities & Workshop Participants EarthCube Awards Research Science Communities STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT (YEAR 1): EARTHCUBE ASSEMBLY... Assembly Advisory Council

New website

EARTHCUBE.ORG The “Informational Site” Portal The Workspace Earthcube.org The “Workspace”

EARTHCUBE AS A PLATFORM

SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNITY GROWTH

Upcoming Opportunities Feedback on draft charter Strategic Pathways exercises Assembly-specific charters Respond to calls on social media Participate in Assembly Groups All Hands Meeting, June 24-26, 2014, Washington, DC

GET INVOLVED! Contacts:  Erin Robinson  David Arctur  Steve Diggs On the web:   Facebook:  EarthCube.org !!

The vision... “Over the next decade, the geosciences community commits to developing a framework to understand and predict responses of the Earth as a system—from the space-atmosphere boundary to the core, including the influences of humans and ecosystems.”  GEO Vision Report of NSF Geoscience Directorate Advisory Committee, 2009